New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
JAMES E. QUINN ARRESTED.
WARRANTS FOR OTHER STRIKE LEADERa

DAMAGES WANTED BY THE OLD DOMINION CON.
PANY-QUINN BAILED BY PATRICK FORD.
As was expected on Friday James Z. Quinn thu
Master Workman Of District sembly No. 40.
Knights Of Labor, was arrested yesterday.
The order of arrest had been issued on Friday by
Judge Shipman, of the United States Circuit Court,
on aflidavits presented by President McCready, Of
the Old Dominion Company, and 1t included In
addition to Mr.. Quinn. j. j. McKenna, 7. b. Put
nam, Patrick Mcfarland and Thomas McGrath,
who constitute the Executive Board Of the Ocean
Association of 'longshoremen.
The men had an intimation that they were to be
arrested on Friday evening and yesterday morning
when deputy marshal called at Pythagoras Hail,
No. 138 Canal-st the headquarters of District As
sembly No. 40, he found Mr. Quinn awaiting him.
There was no attempt made to avoid arrest and hs
at once slgnifed his willingness to 60 with the
deputy marshal. They went at once to tho Office
of Louis FPOst at No. 81 Park Row. tho counsel for
District No. 40. and shortly after 10 O'Clock
Mr., Mr.; p Post It., CO came In Hs was in;
was shown copy Of the complaint and afadayits
asked the deputy marshal to give him time 10 get
bondsmen for Mr.. Quinn. Consent was readily
d5s of fna % % ssn S nasf n %
Mr. Quinn. Mr.. Ford, accompanied by his nephew,
Austin E. Ford, and Michael Crane. friend who Is
Posts. Office aud offered at once to go on
Quinns bond An effort made to get bonds for the
other four mon. but 1T was fonnd impossible to So
cure them before Monday, and the deputy marshal
consented not to serve the orders ON them until
they had secured bondsmcn.
Quinn gave a bond for $4,000 to the United
States Marshal, Patrick Ford and Michael Crane
sIgning the bond sureties. Commissioner Shields
took the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Many members Of tina
surrounded Quinn and accompanied him as he !eft
the building. The complaint on which the order
for the arrest of James E. Quinn and the
the Old Dominion steamship Company owns
several steamers. and that IT derives profit from
the use of them. strike among it's employees had
prevented the use of some Of the property Of the
company and had caused large falling Oft IN the
profits The eighth paragraph of the complaint,
says that 'in December 1886. the defendants
above named formed and entered into an unlawful
union, combination or scheme, in the nature OK
q conspiracy, with the intent or purpose to de-
prve and hinder this plaintiff and ITS duly consti-
tuted officers and agents from following and exer-
cising the plaintiffs said tradeto lessen ITS proper
ty and estate by rendering the same Unavailable aud
worthless to this plaintiff for any aud all practical
or beneficial use or empOyment to disturb. threat
en- noest and ysx persons dealing GO or conrafbnS tn
to break and refuse to deal with 1t as heretofore,
and with the public; and generally TO boycott ths
plaintiff IN its said trade or occupation as common
carriers"
The acts Of the members OF Of the Executive
Board, it is declared, have cost the company much
newspaper extracts and telegraphc dispatches are
quoted in additional afidavits on which the order
OF arrest is granted They are designed to show
that the Executive Board, the members OF which
are not IN the employ Of the steamship company.
have assisted in conducting the strike and have
oouraged the strikeE.
Mr Post, after reading the afidayits and com:
paint said TO TRIBUNE reporter: $50 iar as
can see the only point at issue on this complaint Is
whether or not an action VIII lie on account Oh
loss of profits arising from passive resistance TO
reduction in wages, when no actual damage has
been done to tangible property by acts OF violence
No acts, of violence nor injury to property
is alleged in this complaint and as u matter CT
fact there has been none. The complaint and cause
of action are most Aimsy ones to my mind."
James +. Quinn said; II have been ADVISED
the case at present You may say, however, that
regard it as an unwarranted and outrageous pro-
Simply intended @ for bluff to frghten US That i
all that care to say just now"
Just Just what what effect, ia # any the :. arrest I OF o.
say. lie has always been regarded as
the leader of the conservative element IN the dis
trict and it is largely due TO his efforts that there
has been an absence of dsorderly aud violent pro-
ceedlngs during the strike. His arrest may incite
the more hot-headed of tho strikers TO violent
measures. 1t was stated yesterday that 1T would
the city tomorrow. and not to allow any Knigat
of Labor to handle any coal, no matter where II H
going or where. it came from This would
cause a cessation of work in the gas
houses, electric light establishments the Eie-
waited Railroads, the brewerles aud large
establishments. Whether the en-
barge would extend to coal for heating purposes in
office buildings and houses has not been decided.
After Mr.. Quinu was released he went back 10
Pythsgoras Hall, and received the congratulate ons
Of his friends. Reports came in throughout r tae @
told of the men standing firm, with occasional
news of other patches Of men who had not hitherto
joined in the strike coming out There seemed Lttls n
doubt among the leaders that the strike would b
successful.